James Robinson

A simple plugin that enables a shortcode for embedding Gist code in WordPress.
The shortcode has two attributes, the Gist source URL and, optionally, the height of the embedded code window.
<pre><code>[gist src="" height=""]
</code></pre>
The Gist <code>src</code> attribute must be the embed URL, for example: https://gist.github.com/imaginarymedia/316a29936e5e7d709665.js
The Gist <code>height</code> attribute is optional and can be any value with a valid CSS unit measure: em, %, px, vh, etc. It will apply a max-height to the gist.
The plugin also creates UI buttons for both the visual and text editors.
If you have suggestions for improvements, please contact us. via the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-gist-embed" rel="ugc">plugin support page</a> and if you find this useful, please <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/wp-gist-embed" rel="ugc">review the plugin</a>.
Developed by <a href="https://jmr.codes" rel="nofollow ugc">James Robinson</a>.
** TO DO ** 
* Validate the gist src URL

WP Gist Embed

This plugin provides Gist embedding via shortcode as well as adding Gist embed buttons to the visual and text editors.

jamqes

Lightweight widget shortcodes to display GitHub buttons and gists on your blog. Includes shortcode for embedding GitHub hosted gists and buttons for:
<ul>
<li>Follow</li>
<li>Watch</li>
<li>Star</li>
<li>Fork</li>
<li>Download</li>
<li>Issue</li>
</ul>
The plugin implements <a href="https://github.com/ntkme/github-buttons" rel="nofollow ugc">ntkme’s ‘github-buttons’</a> and GitHub’s gist display as shortcodes.
<h3>Usage</h3>
GitHub Follow Button: 
Add the <code>[Github_User_Button user='JBarnden' size='large' show_count='true']</code> shortcode in your content and replace <code>JBarnden</code> with the desired GitHub username.
GitHub Repo Buttons: 
Add the <code>[Github_Repo_Button user='JBarnden' repo='wp-github-widgets' size='large' show_count='true']</code> shortcode in your content, replacing <code>JBarnden</code> with the desired GitHub username and <code>MyRepo</code> with the desired repo belonging to the specified user. 
You can set the<code>type</code> attribtute to <code>watch</code>, <code>star</code>, <code>fork</code>, <code>issue</code> or <code>download</code>.
Display Gist: 
Add the <code>[Gist]gist_id[/Gist]</code> where <code>gist_id</code> is replaced with the id of the desired Gist.
More detailed documentation can be found <a href="https://github.com/JBarnden/wp-github-widgets#usage" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>. If you find the plugin useful or have any feedback I’d really appreciate your review.
<h3>Feature Requests and Contributions</h3>
Please submit feature requests and contributions via the issues section of <a href="https://github.com/JBarnden/wp-github-widgets/" rel="nofollow ugc">the plugin’s GitHub Repository</a>. 
If you feel like improving the plugin, pull requests are both welcome and appreciated.

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